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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

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Noun

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aforisme m (plural aforismes)

  1. aphorism
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Danish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, pithy phrase containing a general truth), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, I define or determine)

Noun

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aforisme c (singular definite aforismen, plural indefinite aforismer)

  1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.fɔˈrɪs.mə/
  • Hyphenation: afo‧ris‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

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aforisme n (plural aforismen, diminutive aforismetje n)

  1. aphorism
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Indonesian

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Noun

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aforisme (first-person possessive aforismeku, second-person possessive aforismemu, third-person possessive aforismenya)

  1. aphorism

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, pithy phrase containing a general truth), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, I define or determine)

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aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismer, definite plural aforismene)

  1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
    En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.
    An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, pithy phrase containing a general truth), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, I define or determine)

Noun

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aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismar, definite plural aforismane)

  1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
    Ein aforisme er ei stutt og presis setning som uttrykkjer ein tanke
    An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

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Portuguese

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Verb

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aforisme

  1. inflection of aforismar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative